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Land managers in the Lake Tahoe basin are considering increasing the use of prescribed fire and forest thinning to restore conditions that will be more resilient to wildfires. However, such restorative treatments also constitute disturbances that could increase sediment and nutrient loads. We examined whether the water-quality impacts from future treatments are likely to be

A wind-driven Arizona wildfire is scorching through rural areas of the state, with local fire officials saying approximately 20,000 acres have been burned through. The fast-moving flames of the Tunnel fire have forced evacuations of at least 765 homes since the blaze broke out on Sunday. In Arizona, the flames stretching 100ft (30 meters) raced through rural neighborhoods near Flagstaff

There is not much humour to be found in the Ukrainian war, but here is a vignette that might give momentary relief from the tragedy – or even a moment of insight into it. Luhansk, capital of the self-declared independent Luhansk republic in Eastern Ukraine, was founded by the British industrialist Charles Gascoigne. He established

Angus Rose, 52, ends 37-day hunger strike as parliamentary group agrees to host briefing by Sir Patrick Vallance Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, will address MPs about the climate crisis after a protester’s hunger strike campaign. Angus Rose, 52, refused to eat for 37 days during his vigil outside parliament as he

Publication date: July 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 197 Author(s): Bart Lahcen, Johan Eyckmans, Sandra Rousseau, Yoko Dams, Jan Brusselaers

Culture Unstained put together submission stating oil company ‘falls short’ in response to climate crisis A group of climate scientists, archaeologists and those familiar with the museum industry have written to the British Museum’s board of trustees to urge them to sever a sponsorship deal with BP, arguing that it goes against the museum’s own

Pastoral social-ecological systems (SES) provide myriad benefits to humanity and face multiple challenges in the 21st century, including interacting climate and land-use change, political marginalization, and demographic shifts, leading to loss of traditional knowledge and practices associated with sustainable use. Research and policy increasingly recognize women’s roles in sustaining pastoral SES in the Global South,